7 Tips to Protect Your Business From Cyber-attack

Massive cyber-attacks in the recent past have proven that no one is safe. So, if you are running your own business or a small enterprise then you should be concerned about privacy and cyber security. Protecting your business from cyber-attacks should be a top requirement because of following reasons.

You have lots of critical information about your clients such as their name, address, contact numbers and in some of the cases financial information.

People employed in your business are depending on you financially and you hold critical information about them as well.

Cyber Security flaws in your system may spoil your image in the market which can result in potential losses.

Here are the stats provided by small business trends. They clearly show that what type of data has been stolen.

So now in this article we are providing you 7 tips which will help you to protect your business from cyber-attacks.

1. Use an antivirus with enterprise addition:

There are lots of
antimalware or antivirus programs available in the market but you should wisely choose what is best for you. If you have installed free version of antivirus on your computer or antivirus which is for personal use, then this is not enough. You should have a corporate or enterprise addition of antivirus installed on your computer because in your business computers data is exposed to comparatively large number of users.

2. Use VPN:

VPN (Virtual private network) creates a safe browsing environment by passing data in encrypted form. Benefits of using virtual private network is that it provides safe networking environment which network infrastructure alone cannot provide. Using VPN can prevent you from hacking, spamming and snooping.

3. Consult an online security firm:

If you hold critical data and information about your clients and employees, then it is a better idea to consult an online security firm. Such companies’ tests dependability of your security system by ethical hacking methods and on the basis of identified loop holes in security of your system they suggest you the best security solutions. These practices are adopted by financial institutions such as banks. So, it is a better idea to keep checking reliability of your security system against newly developed threats.

4. Keep a safe and regular back up:

Regular and safe back up works as plan B if something goes wrong with the system and data. Keep all your data backed up on 2-3 places and possibly on the cloud as well. In a situation when your system has crashed because of a cyber-attack you can restore your data from the backup you have created. That way your business will hardly miss a beat.

5. Limit access:

Limiting access does not mean to restrict everyone from using data. It means limiting access to the data according to the purview of employees. Say for example in your company some people may deal with finance and some may deal with the other information. So, it will be a better idea to define access to data according to nature of work. With limited access your system will be safe.

6. Immediately delete/disable accounts of former employees:

You should be proactive in disabling accounts and revoking permissions for the employees which are no longer part of the company. You never know which unused id can be used to exploit the security of your system. Also to safeguard the security of your company or business, you should educate your employees about cyber security and data privacy. You should make they are aware that they should only use their credentials to access accounts.

7. Keep genuine and updated software:

At your enterprise, you should only use genuine software. Genuine and updated software may look costly at the time but actually they prevent you from spending thousands of dollars in future. Updated operating systems and software are more likely to be immune towards newly developed threats. So, if you have genuine software installed and you keep them on auto update mode then you are saver to an extent.

Hopefully these tips will help you to protect your business from cyber-attacks. A healthy business always has trust and good image among the clients and employees. These security tips will help you to run your business uninterruptedly and to grow it to new heights.